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- “Lawrence Golan led The Phoenix Symphony
in one of its best performances in recent years. The audience was rewarded
with a truly exciting reading of Brahms’ Fourth Symphony. Golan gave us
the fury in the music in a headlong rush that never slighted the musical
details. When it was over, the audience provided a standing ovation as
well as genuine whoops and hoots of real appreciation. And the orchestra
members themselves must have recognized they did something special.”
- -Richard Nilsen, The Arizona Republic
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- “The Moravian Philharmonic, led by
Lawrence Golan, performs with passion and vigor, and Albany's sound
quality is clean and spacious.”
- -Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide
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- “The audience loved it. [The Phoenix
Symphony], under the baton of resident conductor Lawrence Golan, sounded
smooth when it needed to and edgy when required. The symphony's strings
have measurably improved in recent years and can sound as good as anyone
when rehearsed and practiced sufficiently.”
- -Richard Nilsen, The Arizona Republic
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- “Golan makes memorable debut at Bach
Festival”
- “The [Boulder Bach] festival was
excellent, enjoyable and well-constructed, and an auspicious opening to
Golan's tenure.”
- -Kelly Dean
Hansen, Boulder Daily Camera
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- "Lamont Symphony lives up to reputation"
- "One of the hottest tickets during the
year has been the series of concerts by Lawrence Golan's splendid Lamont
Symphony Orchestra. Last fall, a standing-room, turn-away crowd gathered
for a performance of Beethoven's Ninth. On Thursday, another full house
was on hand for an intriguing mixture of familiar and less familiar
works."
- -Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News
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- "Golan clearly holds high expectations,
judging from the challenging repertory heard Thursday. Three rare works
from the 20th century were balanced by the serious demands of
Brahms' Fourth Symphony. Golan chose crisp tempos, particularly in the
thrilling third movement, driving his players with energy and clarity.
This was a solid performance of difficult music."
- -Rocky Mountain News
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- "The high quality of the Lamont Symphony
Orchestra and Opera Theatre was evident at a recent performance of
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro in Gates Hall last weekend. Even before
the curtain went up, Lawrence Golan and his players sailed through the
tricky overture like a bunch of old pros. Onstage, the singers acquitted
themselves admirably, delivering this long and demanding opera with
confidence and style."
- -Rocky Mountain News
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- "The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for
Orchestra, from Nixon in China by John Adams, was quite
marvelous, enough to make most listeners think twice about minimalism."
-Christopher Hyde, Portland Press Herald
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- "Once in a while comes a theater
experience that makes you glad your eyes and ears are in good working
order. Both in concept and execution, USM's current production of The
Marriage of Figaro is a strong argument for continuing support of
college-level performing arts. ...Lawrence Golan conducts the Southern
Maine Symphony Orchestra, a wonderfully talented group of 42 musicians who
set the festive mood with the first familiar strains of Mozart's overture.
To all who combine to bring audiences this treat, a heartfelt 'Bravo!' To
those who haven't seen it yet, get thee hence.
-Cathy Nelson Price, Portland Press Herald
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- "The string orchestra under Lawrence
Golan was virtually impeccable in some difficult selections. They not only
avoided the pitfalls but brought out some nice details that tend to get
lost in recordings. ...My Heart Will Go On, from Titanic, sounded better
than it did in the film. ...The technical difficulties of Schoenberg's "Verklarte
Nacht" are immense, but they disappeared in waves of emotion that could
have sunk the Titanic"
-Christopher Hyde, Portland Press Herald
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- Lawrence Golan conducted with "commanding
presence, solid baton technique and trustworthy musicianship. He had an
indefinable gift for lifting his players into exciting articulation,
sweeping phrases, and perfectly executed solo passages."
-The Ellsworth American
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- "A purist through and through, and with
his knowledge of period performance practice, Golan gives the audience the
most faithful rendering of the printed score, to which is added his inner
feeling for the music."
-Face Magazine
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- "Lawrence Golan conducted the Portland
Ballet Orchestra in a flawless performance of the well-known Tchaikovsky
score."
- Portland Press Herald
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- "Conducted by Lawrence Golan, the
seven-piece instrumental ensemble [for Histoire du Soldat] was superb,
invoking Stravinsky's compelling martial atmosphere, its colorful
dissonance shining with a clear, rhythmic vibrancy."
-Maine Sunday Telegram
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- "He avoids showmanship, but is a pleasure
to watch, and the audience can actually be instructed about rhythm from
his beat."
-Face Magazine
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- "Golan is a conscientious, precise
conductor with expert, explicit podium style. Low-key and unassuming, he
established suitable tempos, molded phrases and shaped dynamics."
-The Island Packet
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- "For all of these tasks [involved with
being Artistic Director and conductor], Golan is supremely qualified; the
level of talent in ACO and their confidence in Golan is apparent from the
first bars."
-Face Magazine
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- "Conductor Lawrence Golan led his
orchestra through a labyrinthine opera filled with moments of sweeping
intensity and hushed beauty."
-The Biddeford Journal Tribune
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- "The guest conductor's musical presence
was felt most keenly in theGrieg piece, which contained the most
impressive string playing of the evening. The musicians shaped elegant,
buoyant phrases that seemed to originate from within. Dynamics were
architecturally shaped and gracefully nuanced."
-The Island Packet
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- "This reviewer heard the world famous
string ensemble, The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, under Iona
Brown, perform this piece in Florida a few years ago. The ACO performance
here matched that."
-Face Magazine
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- "The audience was
younger than that at most symphony and chamber music concerts. Golan's
idea of introducing classical music to new listeners seems to be working."
-Portland Press Herald
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